市場消息：南方共同市場與日本宣佈正式啓動經濟夥伴關係協定談判，雙方將尋求擴大農產品和非農產品市場準入，深化合作，並促進雙向投資。

美國6月挑戰者企業裁員人數將於十分鐘後公佈。

On July 1 at a routine press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said China-Japan relations are facing serious difficulties and attributed the root cause to a series of "wrong words and deeds" by Japan's ruling authorities on Taiwan and military security, saying responsibility lies entirely with Japan. He urged Japanese leaders to respect China's core interests, cease interfering in China's internal affairs, adhere to the spirit of the four China-Japan political documents to preserve the political basis and environment for economic and trade cooperation, and to reflect, correct mistakes and show sincerity through concrete actions to get ties back on track.